Open-mesh fabric and method of knitting the same.



W. H. MAGILL (Q 0. LAROCHE. OPEN MESH FABRIC AND METHOD OF KNSTTMG THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, I915.

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W. H. MAGILL & 0. LAROCHE. OPEN MESH FABRIC AND METHOD or KNITTING THE SAME.

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WILLIAM H. MAG-ILL AND OLIVIER LAROCHE, 0F HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA. I

' OPEN-MESH FABRIC AND METHOD OF KNITTING THE SAME.

will enable others skilled in the art to which' it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to open mesh knit.

fabrics such as are formed by transferring stitches during the knitting, and its object is to provide a novel and improved fabric which is elastic and durable, and which is well adapted for manufacture on multiple feed. circular knitting machines such as are commonly used for knitting fabrics for use in the manufacture of underwear.

To the above ends the invention consists 'in the fabric and method of knitting the same hereinafter described'and set forth in the claims, the advantages of which will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view showingl on an enlarged scale the manner in whic the loops or stitches of the different courses are 1ntermeshed in the preferred fabric, and Figs. 2 to 5 illustrate the method of knitting the fabric.

Assuming that the course of loops or stitches a of the fabric has been formed and is held on the needles, the method of knitting the preferred fabric shown in Fig. 1 is as follows: A course of loops 6 is knit on all the needles, 1, 2, the stitch forming devices being so constructed that the loops in this course are comparatively long loops, as indicated in Fig. 2. The succeeding course a is knit on the alternate needles 1, as indicated in Fig. 3, the needles 2 retaining the loops 6*- of the course 6, and the yarn between the the loops of the course a not being fed to the needles 2, so that it will float across the intermediate needle wales in the finished fabric. The loops b of the course 6 are then transferred to the alternate needles 1 from the intermediate needles 2, as indicatedin Fig. 3. In knitting these two courses and transferring the loops b to the needles 1, the loops b are elongated, drawing yarn from Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 7, 1915. Serial No. 26,505.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

ened and tightened. In knitting the second succeeding course d, yarn is fed to all the.

needles, and the loops d are drawn by the needles 1 through the loops cv of the preceding course 0, and through the transferred loops b of thenext preceding course I), while the yarn d between the loops d is kinked or looped about the needles 2, preparatory to being intermeshed with the loops of the succeeding course. The succeeding course a is then knit upon all the needles, the loops a being drawn through the loops al and the loops (1. being intermeshed or interlooped with the yarn d between'the loops 03 as indicated in Fig. 5. This completes the cycle of operations performed in knitting the preferred fabric, since in this fabric the operations are repeated every fourthcourse. The course which is knit after the course a, is another course 6 of long loops, alternate loops of which are to be transferred to the adjacent needle wales in the next succeeding course.

The advantages of the invention may be secured to some extent if one or possibly more courses are knit on all the needles after course a is knit, and before the long loops, every other one of which is to be transferred, are knit. It is preferred, however, to form the course 6 of long loops immediatel after the course a which is intermeshed with the loops drawn through the transferred loops and through the yarn connecting these loops, as a more satisfactory and durable fabric is thus produced.

The forming of the long loops in the courses b and c, and the floating of the yarn across the needle wales of the transferred loops b is of advantage in enabling the transfer of the loops to be effected in a uniformly reliable manner, and without putting undue strain upon the fabric. The

long loops of the courses 6 and c are also of importance in the completed fabric, since they add to its elasticity, and also tend to prevent or lessen the danger ofrunning I the tension on the yarn and fabric during the knitting, that the fabric on the right side has the appearance of being tightly knit along the wales formed ontheneedles 1, and of being tightly knit along the interrupted wales formed on the needles 2.

In knitting the fabric above described upon a multiple feed circular knitting machine, the machine should be provided with.

four feeds, and should 'be provided with any suitable or well-known devices for skipping or omitting alternate needles in forming the course next succeeding the course from which the loops are to be transferred, and with suitable or well-known devices for I transferring the loops in the. manner described. I

Having explained the nature and object of the invention, and specifically described one fabric embodying the invention, and

the method of making the same, what is claimed is 1. The method of knitting open mesh fabric consisting in forming a course of loops on a series of needles, forming a succeeding course on alternate needles and floating the yarn across the intermedlate needles, the 1ntermediate needles holding and thus length- 2. The method of knitting open mesh fabric consisting in forming a course of long loops on all the needles, forming a succeeding course of long loops on alternate needles and floating the yarn across the intermediate nee- I dles, the intermediate needles holding and thus lengthening their loops, transferringthe loops from the intermediate needles to the alternate needles, forming a course of short aoaoea ceding course and with loops of the sec-- ond preceding course transferred from the.

intermediate needle wales, the yarn between the loops of said first preceding course floating across the intermediate needle wales, and the yarn between the loops of said first mentioned course being intermeshed with the loops of the succeeding course in the intermediate needle wales.

. 4. An open mesh knit fabric having the loops of every fourth course intermeshed in alternate needle wales with the loops of the first preceding course and with the loops of the second preceding coulrse transferred from the intermediate needle wales, the yarn between the loops of the said first preceding course floating across the intermediate needle wales, and the yarn between the loops.

of said first mentioned courses being intermeshed with the loops of'the succeeding course in the intermediate needle wales.

, 5. An open mesh knit fabric having a course of short loops intermeshed in alternate. needle wales with the long loops of the preceding course and with long loops of the second preceding course transferred from the intermediate needle wales, the yarn between .the .loops of the first preceding course floating across the intermediate needle wales, and the yarn between the loops of said first mentioned course being intermeshed with the short loops of the succeeding course in the intermediate needle wales.

WILLIAM H: MAGILL. oLrviEn anoonn.

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